Given these commitments, students, faculty and staff acknowledge that discrimination and/or harassment based on age, color, disability, national origin, race, religion, or status as a veteran is unacceptable. While not a protected category under federal law, discrimination and/or harassment based on sexual preference is similarly unacceptable. Discrimination or harassment may take many forms, including, but not limited to, verbal insults, defacement or destruction of property, and physical intimidation.